Vietnam shares policies on developing traditional medicine at global summit

Representatives from agencies and countries attend  the the first Traditional Medicine Global Summit. (Photo: The Indian Express)

New Delhi (VNA) – Vietnamese representatives shared the country’s policies on promoting
traditional medicine at the first Traditional Medicine Global
Summit which took place in India from August 17-18.

The summit, organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the
Government of , is part of the ongoing G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting being
held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from August 17-19.

Speaking at the discussion session, Nguyen Thi Huong Lien,
co-founder and Vice President of Sao Thai Duong Joint Stock Company, shared some positive points in Vietnam’s policies to encourage the development of traditional medicine such as Decree 1893/QD-TTg 2019 on the development programme to 2030 and Circular No. 39/2021/TT-BYT 2021 of the Ministry of Health on registration of traditional medicine. 

She emphasised
important points in Vietnam’s policies to promote innovation in traditional medicine, and made recommendations on strategic solutions.

For centuries,
traditional and complementary medicine has been an indispensable resource for
the health of people and communities. Currently, 170
member countries have reported to on the use of traditional medicine./.